Sports are supposed to bring people together. I live in the bay area and it is no secret that we take our sporting teams very seriously (Go Dubs/Sharks/49ers/Giants/other Giants team that no one really knows about). It is very common to find somebody sporting a T-shirt with a bay area team on it, even when they aren't in season. (Some may call this pride, but I presume it is because they forgot to do laundry that day.)

The bay area takes sports so seriously that, on game nights, all restaurant establishments that serve nachos/ beer will be packed beyond capacity. This pride is great and all, but I have an issue with the attitude that a great deal of sporting fans (especially in the Bay Area) feel towards others who enjoy the game yet do not share the same intensity as other fans. I'm talking about those people who look down on everyone that started supporting the Warriors before 2014 (when they finally started winning). I will admit that I was fortunate enough to go watch the Warriors in Oracle in 2009 prior to Riley Curry's claim to fame and when Ayesha was still an extra on Disney Channel. Needless to say games nowadays are way more fun.

This article is not meant to devalue the die-hard fans who can recite the MVPs for the past 12 years like the ABC's and take your team's loss so hard it physically pains you. We (and your snapchat followers) see you and appreciate your commitment to your love of sports. Your unrelenting support is admirable and the fact that you are willing to adjust your wardrobe on game day in order to sport a jersey with your spirit player's name on it is great. However, this does not give you the right to look down on those who are not as well versed in the life history of all of the San Francisco Giants but still enjoy going to At&T park to watch them beat the Padres and eat garlic fries.

So get off your proverbial sports fan high horse based on the years you've supported a team and enjoy your favorite team the way sports are meant to be watched: in a crowded sports bar eating pizza/nachos with loud boisterous men who react to every bad play like it's their multimillion contract on the line.